The Cypress Water Treatment facility in Wichita Falls, TX has completed installation of a PureActiv® system from PureTech Systems as part of a $50 million construction project that boasts state-of-the-art water treatment and purification technologies. The PureActiv system, installed by Schneider Electric, protects the perimeter and critical assets of this multi-million dollar facility. The installation includes video analytics, advanced auto camera tracking, and the PureActiv geospatial (map-based) command and control.
Located in north Texas, Wichita Falls has a population of over 100,000. The water purification facilities are capable of treating a maximum of 54 million gallons daily and serve about 121,000 people. The Cypress project incorporated new construction of raw water treatment facilities including a flow control vault, membrane clarifier, micro filtration and reverse osmosis filtering system, pump stations and piping. Because the ability to maintain a secure water supply for its customers is critical to its mission, the city included protection of the facilities' perimeters and assets as a key component of the project.
"This facility is extremely important to the City of Wichita Falls and the surrounding communities," explained Mark Southard, Water Source/Purification superintendent with the City of Wichita Falls. "It is integral in helping us protect and preserve our valuable water resource. The selection of the PureActiv system was made to help insure the continued protection of this facility and insure its operation. This was a significant undertaking, but the result is a very successful project."
The system protecting the Cypress facility represents the latest in surveillance technology. PureActiv's map-based command and control provides a user-friendly situational awareness that allows the ability to control sensors and view intrusion details directly on a map of the facility. The installation also includes geospatial video analytic capabilities, providing both intruder detection and subsequent auto camera tracking via PTZ cameras. The installation encompasses both fixed and PTZ cameras and includes perimeter and critical asset monitoring.?
